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  • 4 dead after Debby slams Florida

    Date: 2024-08-06 06:24:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:10817192

    WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Hurricane Debby has been downgraded to a tropical storm, with 70 mph winds, after making landfall early Monday morning as a Category 1 storm. At least one person has also died from the storm, ABC News quoted officials as ....

  • US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case

    Date: 2024-08-05 21:34:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:10817048

    WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) – A US judge on Monday handed Google a major legal blow, ruling in a closely-watched anti-trust case that it has a monopoly with its dominant search engine, media outlets reported. "After having carefully considered and ....

  • US Secretary of State underlines need for SAF's participation in ceasefire talks

    Date: 2024-08-05 19:38:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:10816962

    WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone on Monday with Head of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, according to a statement issued by the US Department of State. Secretary Blinken ....

  • UN Commissioner: Concerned about increasing risk of widening scope of conflict in ME

    Date: 2024-08-05 17:22:28 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:10816627

    GENEVA, Aug 5 (MENA) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Monday expressed his deep concern about the increasing risk of widening the scope of the conflict in the Middle East. In a statement on the Commission's website, ....

  • Bangladeshi PM leaves on military helicopter for safer place

    Date: 2024-08-05 09:51:27 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:18 - ID:10815975

    DHAKA, Aug 5 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed from Bangabhaban at around 2:30pm on Monday on a military helicopter, accompanied by her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana for a "safer place.", Dhaka Tribune reported. Meanwhile, according ....

  • India issues advisory for nationals in Bangladesh after fresh violence kills 90

    Date: 2024-08-05 07:24:09 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:10815640

    NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (MENA) - India has strongly advised all its nationals presently residing in Bangladesh to exercise "extreme caution" and restrict their movements in the wake of fresh waves of violence in the neighboring country, NDTV reported ....

  • Australia's official terror alert level has been raised to "probable"

    Date: 2024-08-05 06:11:48 GMT - Australia - World - SN:8 - ID:10815609

    SYDNEY, Aug 5 (MENA) - Australia's official terror alert level has been raised to "probable" amid heightened community tensions in the wake of recent terror incidents in the country, ABC News reported. Security authorities believe the chances of ....

  • Biden approves Florida emergency declaration in fear of Storm Debby

    Date: 2024-08-04 21:08:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:10815514

    WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden declared Sunday an emergency in the State of Florida and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical ....

  • Italy's FM urges citizens to leave Lebanon

    Date: 2024-08-04 19:59:39 GMT - Italy - World - SN:64 - ID:10815486

    ROME, Aug 4 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has urged citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible. He warned against traveling to Lebanon amid tensions in the Middle East region, Ansa news agency said. Tajani said in a ....

  • Jordanian king, French president discuss dangerous regional developments

    Date: 2024-08-04 19:22:59 GMT - France - World - SN:61 - ID:10815481

    PARIS, Aug 4 (MENA) - Jordan's King Abdullah II received a call on Sunday from French President Emmanuel Macron, which covered the dangerous developments in the region. According to a royal court statement, the Jordanian king urged stepping up ....

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